Stop Price Gouging in Grocery Stores Act of 2025
Congress targets grocery price gouging and bans personal data-based pricing, restricting digital shelf labels
Stalled
No legislative action in over 90 days.
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- Would ban grocery stores from charging “grossly excessive” prices, with the Federal Trade Commission setting clear rules for what counts.
- Lets stores defend a price increase if they can show it was caused by higher costs they couldn’t control, like shipping or supplier price hikes.
- Would ban “surveillance-based” pricing in stores—meaning changing prices for you based on your personal info, including info collected with facial recognition.
- Would require clear signs at the main entrance if a grocery store uses facial recognition, explaining it and why it’s used.
- Would ban electronic price tags in grocery stores larger than 10,000 square feet, and lets consumers, states, and the FTC sue or enforce penalties (at least $3,000 per violation).
Impact Analysis
Personal Impact
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Milestones
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Votes
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Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Stop Price Gouging in Grocery Stores Act of 2025
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